PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ananada Bunyasarn (ranked 1745 p4p, 1463 weight class) and Aonghus Mormaer (ranked 260 p4p, 220 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bunyasarn
vs
Mormaer

185 cm
37
192
31 - 16 - 2

190 cm
27
189
9 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Ananada Bunyasarn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Aonghus Mormaer!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mormaer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn misses with a kick to the body.
Mormaer jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mormaer jabs Bunyasarn right on the nose. Bunyasarn blinks but takes it well.
Mormaer throws a lazy right hand but Bunyasarn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Bunyasarn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mormaer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bunyasarn is out of range.
Bunyasarn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mormaer was well out of range. Poor timing from Bunyasarn.
A bone on bone clash there as Mormaer blocks the leg kick.
Bunyasarn scores with a punch to the head.
Mormaer misses with a body kick.
Mormaer tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bunyasarn throws a hook to the side of Mormaer's head but Mormaer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bunyasarn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mormaer.
A good leg kick by Mormaer.
Bunyasarn throws a leg kick but Mormaer moved away.
Mormaer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bunyasarn misses with a low kick.
Bunyasarn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mormaer. Mormaer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bunyasarn tries a low kick but Mormaer avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunyasarn moves out of range as Mormaer throws a body kick.
Bunyasarn looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bunyasarn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Bunyasarn checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bunyasarn misses with a wild body shot.
Bunyasarn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mormaer. Mormaer obviously looking to wear him down.
Bunyasarn attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bunyasarn misses with a lunging right hand
and Mormaer counters with a series of strikes. Bunyasarn will be more careful next time no doubt.
A clash of legs there as Mormaer blocks the low kick.
Mormaer does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mormaer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bunyasarn moves away.
Bunyasarn misses with an uppercut.
Bunyasarn throws a body shot but no joy.
Mormaer swings for the body but Bunyasarn moves out of range.
Mormaer throws the left hand but Bunyasarn avoids the punch easily.
Bunyasarn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bunyasarn attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mormaer wants to clinch up but Bunyasarn keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunyasarn misses with a straight left.
Bunyasarn thuds his right hand into Mormaer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mormaer throws a good cross that connects.
Mormaer tries to clinch but Bunyasarn is having none of it.
Mormaer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mormaer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bunyasarn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mormaer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mormaer has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Mormaer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mormaer doesn't manage to clinch there - Bunyasarn circles away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mormaer crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bunyasarn - the referee stops the clock and Mormaer gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bunyasarn. Mormaer manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bunyasarn connects with a looping right hand.
Mormaer looks to land a right hand but Bunyasarn moved out of range.
Bunyasarn attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bunyasarn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bunyasarn walks into a stiff left hand from Mormaer.
Mormaer lands with a good body shot.
Bunyasarn throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bunyasarn misses with an uppercut
and Mormaer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bunyasarn thinking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Mormaer blocks the low kick.
Mormaer throws a counter combo.
Mormaer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bunyasarn.
Mormaer wants to clinch up but Bunyasarn keeps it at a distance.
Bunyasarn throws a shot from downtown. Mormaer moves away and avoids it.
Bunyasarn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mormaer chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Mormaer closes the distance and clinches.
Mormaer blocks a body shot from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn misses with some punches.
Mormaer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mormaer tries to throw a body punch but Bunyasarn avoids it by throwing Mormaer back against the cage.
Mormaer is trying to pull guard but Bunyasarn turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bunyasarn misses with a punch on the inside.
Mormaer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mormaer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mormaer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bunyasarn or not.
Bunyasarn is looking to break free of the clinch but Mormaer has double underhooks.
Mormaer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bunyasarn.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mormaer tries to land a knee to the head but Bunyasarn blocks with his arms.
Mormaer connects with a knee to the head.
Mormaer lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mormaer is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bunyasarn to keep the fight standing.
Mormaer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bunyasarn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bunyasarn managing to block the knees to the body from Mormaer.
Mormaer blocks an uppercut.
Mormaer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mormaer tries to stall but Bunyasarn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mormaer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bunyasarn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bunyasarn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mormaer or not.
Mormaer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bunyasarn is breathing heavily.
Mormaer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bunyasarn is defending well for now.
Mormaer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bunyasarn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mormaer backwards.
Mormaer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mormaer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bunyasarn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bunyasarn.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aonghus Mormaer dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mormaer pushes Bunyasarn up against the cage in a clinch.
Bunyasarn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mormaer swings wildly with an uppercut but Bunyasarn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bunyasarn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bunyasarn misses with a punch to the body.
Mormaer misses with a knee strike.
Mormaer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mormaer.
Bunyasarn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bunyasarn takes a shot to the head.
Bunyasarn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mormaer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bunyasarn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mormaer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bunyasarn blocks it with crossed arms.
Bunyasarn managing to block the knees to the body from Mormaer.
Bunyasarn wants to get back to striking at distance but Mormaer won't allow it.
Mormaer lands a hook that snaps the head of Bunyasarn backwards.

Bunyasarn breaks the clinch.
Mormaer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mormaer loads up on a big right hand but Bunyasarn slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mormaer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bunyasarn connects with a solid leg kick.
Bunyasarn throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mormaer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bunyasarn momentarily.
Aonghus Mormaer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mormaer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bunyasarn to score with a decent uppercut.
The fighters circling - Mormaer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mormaer's corner calls for a 1-2. Mormaer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mormaer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mormaer lands a jab to Bunyasarn's midsection.
A good leg kick by Bunyasarn.
Ananada Bunyasarn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mormaer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bunyasarn throws out the jab.
Mormaer sizes up Bunyasarn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mormaer throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mormaer throws a leg kick which misses Bunyasarn's front leg but catches the back leg as Bunyasarn tries to avoid it.
Mormaer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bunyasarn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mormaer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mormaer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mormaer misses the shot to the body.
Mormaer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bunyasarn can pounce on him.
Mormaer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bunyasarn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mormaer cracks a nice hook into Bunyasarn's ribs.
Bunyasarn throws a hook to the side of Mormaer's head but Mormaer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mormaer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bunyasarn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mormaer.
Bunyasarn throws a push kick but Mormaer slaps the foot to one side.
Mormaer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mormaer, as that shot connected.
Mormaer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mormaer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mormaer with a nice calf kick.
Mormaer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunyasarn throws a leg kick which misses Mormaer's front leg but catches the back leg as Mormaer tries to avoid it.
Mormaer tries to close the distance and clinch but Bunyasarn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bunyasarn with the inside leg kick.
Bunyasarn throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Mormaer counter with a right hand.
Mormaer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bunyasarn throws the kick towards the body but Mormaer avoids it.
Bunyasarn moves out of range of the body kick from Mormaer.
Bunyasarn lands a glancing blow to the side of Mormaer's head.
Bunyasarn blocks the body kick.
Bunyasarn feints and then cracks Mormaer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mormaer down.
Mormaer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bunyasarn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mormaer avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mormaer misses with a low kick.
Bunyasarn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mormaer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunyasarn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mormaer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mormaer scores with a hook.
Bunyasarn misses with a low kick.
Mormaer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bunyasarn.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mormaer. Bunyasarn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mormaer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bunyasarn getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mormaer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bunyasarn throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mormaer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Bunyasarn.
Mormaer takes a swing at Bunyasarn's ribcage but misses.
Bunyasarn cracks Mormaer with an open hand slap.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bunyasarn moves out of range of the strikes.
Bunyasarn misses with a low kick.
Mormaer tries to counter with a clinch but Bunyasarn shakes him off and moves away.
Mormaer throws a chopping leg kick but Bunyasarn manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bunyasarn misses with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aonghus Mormaer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Mormaer throws a body shot but no joy.
Mormaer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bunyasarn is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mormaer tries to clinch there but Bunyasarn circles away.
Bunyasarn thumps Mormaer with a low kick.
Bunyasarn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mormaer.
Mormaer wants to clinch up but Bunyasarn keeps it at a distance.
Bunyasarn looks to score with a jab to the body but Mormaer is just out of range.
Mormaer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bunyasarn throws the left hand but Mormaer avoids the punch easily.
Mormaer misses with a straight left.
Bunyasarn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mormaer's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bunyasarn looks to land a right hand but Mormaer moved out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Bunyasarn.

Mormaer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mormaer blocks an uppercut.
Mormaer is trying to maintain a safe position but Bunyasarn gets an underhook and turns Mormaer into the cage.
Mormaer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunyasarn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Bunyasarn on the inside.
Mormaer prevents a body shot from Bunyasarn.
Mormaer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mormaer lands a body shot.
A short left from Mormaer.
Bunyasarn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mormaer scores with a knee to the head.
Bunyasarn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mormaer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bunyasarn misses with a punch to the body.
Bunyasarn is trying to break the clinch but Mormaer is controlling him.
Bunyasarn has had enough of the clinch but Mormaer keeps him there for the moment.
Bunyasarn lands an uppercut.
Bunyasarn tries a body shot but Mormaer blocks it.
Bunyasarn lands a shoulder strike.
Bunyasarn misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunyasarn misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mormaer blocks a body shot from Bunyasarn.
Mormaer lands a shot to the body.
Mormaer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bunyasarn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mormaer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mormaer is pushing Bunyasarn up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bunyasarn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bunyasarn throws a punch but it's blocked by Mormaer.
Mormaer lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Mormaer on the inside.
Bunyasarn struggles to land a body shot inside as Mormaer controls his hands.

Bunyasarn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That kick from Mormaer tenderised Bunyasarn's leg. Bunyasarn is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bunyasarn avoids the body shot from Mormaer.
Bunyasarn misses with a low kick.
Bunyasarn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mormaer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bunyasarn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bunyasarn lands with a shot to the body.
Bunyasarn checks a leg kick.
Bunyasarn feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bunyasarn throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mormaer counters with a nice body kick.
Bunyasarn connects with a solid leg kick.
Bunyasarn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mormaer's hands.
Ananada Bunyasarn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mormaer wants to slow Bunyasarn down by chopping away at his legs.

Mormaer closes the distance and clinches.
Mormaer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bunyasarn is trying to push Mormaer away but Mormaer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mormaer lands an uppercut.
Mormaer tries to pull guard but Bunyasarn won't allow it.
Mormaer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bunyasarn's efforts to push away.
Mormaer lands a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunyasarn misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mormaer just leaning against Bunyasarn, taking a breather.
Mormaer tries a knee to the head but Bunyasarn blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mormaer lands a knee to the body.
Bunyasarn misses with a punch on the inside.
Mormaer missing with knees to the body.
Bunyasarn misses with a punch to the body.
Aonghus Mormaer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bunyasarn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bunyasarn misses with the head strike.
Bunyasarn misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Bunyasarn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mormaer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bunyasarn or not.
Bunyasarn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Aonghus Mormaer.
Well Mormaer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aonghus Mormaer!
Aonghus Mormaer thanked the fans post fight for their support.